| Places | |
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| Accession Number | S00541 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 2 hr 20 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK D60; two track mono |
| Maker |
Curtis, Owen Alfred |
| Place made | Australia: Tasmania, Hobart, Sandy Bay |
| Date made | 3 March 1989 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
| Source credit to | The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the war of 1939-45 |
Owen Alfred Curtis, Captain 2/12th Battalion, interviewed by Michael Sprod for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Description
Captain Owen Alfred Curtis, (TX703) Discussing education; pre-war employment; enlistment; army training at Brighton Camp; using Vickers machine gun; relationships with officers; relationship with Queensland Battalion members; Tobruk Campaign; Italian soldiers; health; food rations; evacuation from Tobruk; return to Australia from New Guinea; Balikpapan campaign; American service personnel.
History / Summary
Discussing education; pre-war employment; enlistment; army training at Brighton Camp; using Vickers machine gun; relationships with officers; relationship with Queensland Battalion members; Tobruk Campaign; Italian soldiers; health; food rations; evacuation from Tobruk; return to Australia from New Guinea; Balikpapan campaign; American service personnel.
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